Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys
Origin: FrenchRichard is a masculine given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic *rฤซk- 'ruler, leader, king' and *hardu- 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong in rule'.
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In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Richard yields these three numbers โ a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 494 | #25 |
| 1953 | 440 | #28 |
| 1954 | 435 | #25 |
| 1955 | 468 | #20 |
| 1956 | 449 | #23 |
| 1957 | 450 | #23 |
| 1958 | 398 | #26 |
| 1959 | 476 | #17 |
| 1960 | 660 | #18 |
| 1961 | 626 | #22 |
| 1962 | 634 | #22 |
| 1963 | 679 | #21 |
| 1964 | 699 | #20 |
| 1965 | 717 | #21 |
| 1966 | 612 | #22 |
| 1967 | 643 | #21 |
| 1968 | 680 | #21 |
| 1969 | 706 | #23 |
| 1970 | 726 | #22 |
| 1971 | 820 | #21 |
| 1972 | 734 | #24 |
| 1973 | 629 | #25 |
| 1974 | 546 | #31 |
| 1975 | 483 | #30 |
| 1976 | 448 | #32 |
| 1977 | 371 | #33 |
| 1978 | 311 | #35 |
| 1979 | 336 | #36 |
| 1980 | 296 | #41 |
| 1981 | 312 | #39 |
| 1982 | 326 | #42 |
| 1983 | 298 | #45 |
| 1984 | 307 | #45 |
| 1985 | 334 | #41 |
| 1986 | 277 | #50 |
| 1987 | 282 | #50 |
| 1988 | 243 | #55 |
| 1989 | 254 | #56 |
| 1990 | 231 | #63 |
| 1991 | 195 | #70 |
| 1992 | 198 | #69 |
| 1993 | 168 | #79 |
| 1994 | 159 | #84 |
| 1995 | 82 | #101 |
| 1996 | 92 | #98 |
| 1997 | 86 | #98 |
| 2014 | 5 | #300 |
| 2015 | 3 | #463 |
| 2016 | 5 | #318 |
| 2017 | 1 | #2,020 |
